For instance, a study on the engraftment of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-DPSCs in rats with induced MI showed improved cardiac function after 4 weeks of treatment and concluded that DPSCs induce an increase in angiogenesis due to their ability to secrete multiple proangiogenic apoptotic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (Gandia et al., 2008). The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is myocardial infarction.